Molly Tuttle performing John Hartford’s beautiful hobo ballad…
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Sonny Boy Williamson's Santa Claus
Promised Land
Time for a bit of Swamp Pop, with Johnnie Allan performing Chuck Berry’s Promised Land.
Frankie & Johnny
Meredith Axelrod and Jim Kweskin…
A gospel tune for spelling freaks
Here’s Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth….
Drivin' Nails in my Coffin
Check out Charley Crockett’s version of one of my fave country tunes. I love the instrumentation – trumpet and accordion, just right.
Starting the week off right…
Let’s start the week off with a little dose of western swing. Here’s Kelley & the Cowboys…. By the way, Kelly Breiding, who fronts this band, is also a kick-ass old time clawhammer banjo player. Here she is with Spencer Branch, performing Salt Creek… Wishing… Read More
Remembering songs about cars in the age of climate change
There was a time when songs about motorized transportation were a big thing – songs about cars, songs about trains, trucker songs, even songs about airplane flight. Now that climate change and our carbon footprint are top of mind, does that spell doom for the… Read More
Down in the Mine
There aren’t a lot of positive things to say about coal mining. It’s a rough life. It pollutes out streams and burning coal pollutes our air. Many years ago I stayed in a coal mining town in Pennsylvania for a few days, while looking for… Read More
Junior
Thanks to my old friend, The Cowboy Buddha Barry, for sharing his enthusiasm for Junior Brown this evening. Here’s Junior with a surf medley….
